Scallion

Scallion (died 871) was the Spymaster of Bebbanburg under Ealdorman Alferic.

Biography
Scallion was born in Bebbanburg, Northumbria, and he became a henchman of Alferic, the brother of Ealdorman Uhtred of Bebbanburg. In 866, Alferic instructed Scallion to kill his nephew Uhtred of Bebbanburg in the event that his brother, the older Uhtred, was killed at the Siege of York. The older Uhtred was killed in battle, so Alferic sought to usurp the title of Ealdorman by having the younger Uhtred murdered. Uhtred was taken in by the Danes and raised as one of their own, and Earl Ragnar purchased Uhtred from Ravn rather than ransom him to Alferic. In 871, Alferic sent Scallion to assist the exiled viking Kjartan with killing Earl Ragnar and Uhtrerd, had become his adopted son, and Scallion was present at the burning of the Great Hall in Leeds. The next morning, Uhtred - not recognized by any of the warband - snuck up to Scallion at the stable and taunted him about being the man he was looking for as he pushed his dagger up into his throat, silently killing him.